Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 17:14–15
14When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,” 15you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.
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Deuteronomy 17:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you enter | תָבֹ֣א | ṯā·ḇō | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the land | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| is giving | נֹתֵ֣ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and have taken possession of it | וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּ | wî·riš·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| and settled | וְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּה | wə·yā·šaḇ·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in it | בָּ֑הּ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| and you say | וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Let us set | אָשִׂ֤ימָה | ’ā·śî·māh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a king | מֶ֔לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| over us | עָלַי֙ | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| like all | כְּכָל־ | kə·ḵāl- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| around us | סְבִיבֹתָֽי׃ | sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯāy | Adverb; first person common singular | H5439 circuit, round about |
Deuteronomy 17:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you are to appoint | שׂ֣וֹם | śō·wm | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H7760 put, place, set |
| over yourselves | עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| the king | מֶ֔לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| whom | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| shall choose | יִבְחַ֛ר | yiḇ·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H977 choose |
| Appoint | תָּשִׂ֤ים | tā·śîm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a king | מֶ֔לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| from among | מִקֶּ֣רֶב | miq·qe·reḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| your brothers | אַחֶ֗יךָ | ’a·ḥe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| you are not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to set | לָתֵ֤ת | lā·ṯêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| over yourselves | עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| a foreigner | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is | הֽוּא׃ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one of your brothers | אָחִ֖יךָ | ’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 17:14 1 Samuel 8:19–20 · 1 Samuel 8:5–7 · 1 Samuel 12:19 · Joshua 1:13
Deuteronomy 17:15 Jeremiah 30:21 · 1 Chronicles 22:10 · 1 Samuel 16:12–13 · 1 Samuel 9:15–17 · 1 Samuel 10:24 · 1 Chronicles 12:23 · 2 Samuel 5:2 · Jeremiah 2:25 · Psalm 2:2 · Psalm 2:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.